Question

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”

Answer 1

Answer:

to help show that books were a source of comfort and imagination for the speaker.

Explanation:

'A Poem For My Librarian, Mrs Long' is a poem written by Nikki Giovanni. The poem is about Giovanni's librarian, Mrs Long. The poem is a tribute to the one who introduced Giovanni with the world inside the literature.

The poet has used allusion to C. S Lewis's book titled 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' to reveal to readers that for her books were a source of comfort and imagination. The way she alludes that Mrs. Long opened the wardrobe but no lions and witches scared here, reveals the imaginative world that the poet went into by reading the books.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Answer 2

Answer:

to help show that books were a source of comfort and imagination for the speaker.Explanation: